My 2018 Altima got a battery light and temperature gage w...
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Customer
230 days ago
Okay
Mechanic01
230 days ago
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I see it looks like your having a charging issue and your having it towed to your mechanic to be worked on , did you have some questions about this
Customer
230 days ago
my battery light came on, my temperature gage went all the way to H and cold air coming out, also the car was barely moving when I tried to get into the plaza to pull over, can it be a alternator or a radiator or both ?
Mechanic01
230 days ago
more than likley just the alternator, it will cause all those issues that you describe
Customer
230 days ago
Even the temperature?
Mechanic01
230 days ago
yes
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My 2018 Altima got a battery light and temperature gage went all the way to H with only cold air blowing out, car was barely driving had it towed Mechanic's Assistant: Have you tested the battery? Have you tried testing th...
My 2018 Altima got a battery light and temperature gage went all the way to H with only cold air blowing out, car was barely driving had it towed Mechanic's Assistant: Have you tested the battery? Have you tried testing the alternator? It is a long weekend I don’t know where to start the car had no sign of anything prior to the battery light coming on Mechanic's Assistant: Are you fixing your Altima yourself? What have you tried so far? My mechanic will fix it, I just don’t know if it is the alternator or radiator Mechanic's Assistant: Anything else you want the Mechanic to know before I connect you? No that’s all